[Nix-dev] Inspecting getenv(3) calls

[Lluís Batlle]

A program can use the third parameter to main to get env variables. :)
But yes, ltrace helps, sure. strace tracks only system calls.

2009/8/12 Michael Raskin <7c6f434c at mail.ru>:
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> Ludovic Courtès wrote:
>> Hello Nixers!
>>
>> When debugging packaged apps, I often find myself looking for debugging
>> variables used by the application that would allow me to explain some
>> behavior or to tell the application about a path or something.
>>
>> Unfortunately, strace(1) doesn't help to look at getenv(3) calls, and
>> gdb isn't very helpful in the absence of glibc debugging symbols.
>
> discover ltrace. Install ltrace package and try "ltrace -e getenv ls"
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